How easy is it to get perma-banned?

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Jaranja

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DuplicateValue said:
Just type up a few post consisting entirely of "cake" or something.

Another question I've always wondered about is: how do you go about being un-banned?
Formal email of apology, I suppose.
 

Captain Schpack

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Mandalore_15 said:
Just out of interest. I've seen a number of people have been banned on these forums, but when I follow the link to the page which was the reason for the ban there doesn't seem to be anything incriminating. What are the standards like here?
This thread should just about do it. ;)

Just kidding. Let's see. I'll make a list.

Troll
Spams
Post porn
Be an unlikeable douche
 

WrongSprite

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Mandalore_15 said:
when I follow the link to the page which was the reason for the ban there doesn't seem to be anything incriminating.
Usually, this is when someone is banned for a long history of bad behaviour, and the mods just ban them for the first post them come across.
 

mikecoulter

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People used to get banned a lot more one year ago. A shame, I for one miss the tighter moderation...
 
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Either be extremely homophobic, racist or some other kind of prejudice, extensively verbally abuse another member or (especially) a mod. Also you could get the "Straw that broke the camels back" scenario in which the mods just get tired of giving you endless probations/suspensions and decide to perma-ban you (a la MaxTheReaper).
 

GruntOwner

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Spoiler blocked for your convinience. Just because you'll get banned for posting it, doesn't mean you should make the thread messy.

On topic: Pretty much everything mentioned above, being overly agressive and spamming, posting unsuitable material, making the forum a not so pleasant place, etc. This post, granted, was completely pointless as all it did was repeat that which has been established but it was done with no real malice, plus it could be interpretted as constructive were it not for prior posts, so it's OK... I hope...
 

The DSM

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You have to try to get banned on here.

Unless your a spambot, bigot or post pr0nz, then your probably gone.
 

AdamG3691

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Aethren said:
I miss MaxTheReaper.

What happened to him?
I believe that he wanted his new years resolution to be to quit the escapist, so he asked the mods to ban him.
 

Susan Arendt

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Ok, let me jump in and answer a few questions:

1. How easy is it to get permabanned? Very, depending on what you do. Spambots, advertisers, ban-jumpers, porn posters, and the like get a first class ticket to Banville as soon as we spot them. For other infractions - say, your typical troll - you generally need to show a pattern of behavior. Most folks are capable of losing their temper and doing something stupid once or twice, and while they'll get slapped for it, they typically won't get permabanned.

2. How do you get unbanned (once you've been permabanned)? You don't. Permaban means we don't want you here. You've broken our rules to the extent that you are no longer welcome in our community. Period, the end. Other bans may be overturned by appeal (i.e., you basically explain your side of the story, and if we see your point, we lift the ban), or you can simply just wait them out. But once you've been shown the door, we really have no interest in letting you back in.

And Max didn't ask to be banned, he simply was banned. He did, however, thank us for it.
 

AdamG3691

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how did he thank you for banning him?

also, I looked at the "user was banned for x"
and it was a post about how he wanted to quit the escapist with the words at the bottom
"user was banned at user's request"

or am I thinking of a different person? he was the one who ranted about hating iphones right?

also, about how easy it is to be banned, just post anything that somebody who frequents /b/ would recognise easily